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Which 5 people in football do you admire the most

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Non- Everton of course, otherwise it's impossible to limit it to 5.

Brian Clough- Genious
Paolo Maldini- Legend. 25 years at the same club 7 European Cup finals, 5 winners medals. and, go on, you'd bum him wouldn't you.
Pele- took football to new heights and a great embassador for Brazil.
Bobby Charlton- One of the most cultured players to come from England and, like Pele, great embassador.
Franz Beckenbaur- The Kaiser. World Champion as player and manager and won a few other trophies as well
 
Alex Ferguson - a winner and a fine role model for Moyes
Bobby Robson - tried his luck in foreign lands, to good effect. More UK coaches and players should follow suit.
Maldini - One of the greats of my era and seems a fine human being too
Mourinho - He's got that thing
Scholes - The anti-footballer. No celebrity, no fame, just bloody good at his job
 
Carlos Tevez -My favorite non-everton player. Plays his heart out. When WH finally realized he's Carlos f-in Tevez and ran the attack through him he took your breath away with is ability and never quit running. Unfortunately he's stuck as just a poacher on Man Utd. He needs to play on a team built around him (this stockpiling of talent and turning greats into role players is what's killing football).

Gary Neville - I just like the fact that he lives to stick it to the ****e.

Murinho and Warnock - both crack me up. I could listen to them all day

Henrik Larrson - never fails to impress in big matches
 
1. Sir Alex......Good eye for players
2. Bobby Robson....Gentleman of football
3. Pele....Born before his time
4. Bobby Moore........World cup hero
5. Brian Clough.........Football legend
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Paul Scholes..........Pure Magic
 
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In no particular order.

Dario Gradi - surely deserves a knighthood.
Sir Alex.
Gary Lineker - great player, unquestionable disciplinary record & now reasonably good entertainment.
Johann Cruyff - can't think of anyone else that was so successful as both player & manager.
Dean Windass - that goal that got Hull promoted was the stuff of legend from the fat, slow, 38 year old local lad.
 
Pele & Bobby Charlton. Both as players and as worldwind ambassadors for football.

Gordon Banks. World cup winning goalkeeper, made one of the best saves ever from one of the best players ever. Sadly 'retired' after a terrible eye injury, so went to play in America and got player of the year. Just an incredable man.

Jimmy Grieves. Goalscoring legend turned pundit. I just like the guy.

Sir Alex Ferguson. Raised the bar for managers.

All bar the last childhood heros of mine.
 
James Martin said:
If you're going to chose Everton, surprised you put West before Southall. You obviously remember the school of science. Lucky man. I was just too young
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Truthfully James these players had the most impact on me growing up. Played goalie for a while and wanted to be like West & Banks. Then after we got Bally from Blackpool fell in love with him and wanted to be a Number 8 all through school. Labone the great Corinthain and Royle my family knew and was well thought of.

No doubting Southall was a our best #1 but the kid in me couldn't couldn't go against the legends. Sorry I didn't have room to complete the Holy Trinity. Colin Harvey was a quiet bugger anyway.:D
 

Back to the original premise, surprised I'm the first on this thread to include Giggs. My 5:

1 - Pele: no explanation required
2 - Johan Cruyff: made the beautiful game beautiful
3 - Rinus Michels: Dutch coach in 1974 World Cup and Euro 88, created Total Football
4 - Ronaldinho: at his peak at Barca, I never enjoyed watching anyone more
5 - Ryan Giggs: for me, taken over the last 15 years as a whole, the best player in the world, and a class act.
 
Tennessee Blue Mike said:
Truthfully James these players had the most impact on me growing up. Played goalie for a while and wanted to be like West & Banks. Then after we got Bally from Blackpool fell in love with him and wanted to be a Number 8 all through school. Labone the great Corinthain and Royle my family knew and was well thought of.

No doubting Southall was a our best #1 but the kid in me couldn't couldn't go against the legends. Sorry I didn't have room to complete the Holy Trinity. Colin Harvey was a quiet bugger anyway.:D
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Can understand that mate. I'll always have Duncan McKenzie in my Everton hall of fame
 
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